| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Bank v. Appleton | 17 Me. 55 | 1840 | 1 | Maine | |
| Lightfoot v. Doe, on the Demise of the Heirs of Lewis | 1 Ala. 475 | 1840 | 1 | Alabama | |
| Gray v. Crook | 12 G. & J. 236 | 1841 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Cash v. Tozer | 1 Watts & Serg. 519 | 1841 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Ritter v. Fox | 6 Whart. 99 | 1841 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Braddee v. Brownfield | 2 Watts & Serg. 271 | 1841 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Comfort v. Mather | 2 Watts & Serg. 450 | 1841 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Dabney v. Catlett | 39 Va. 383 | 1841 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Sandeman v. Deake | 17 La. 332 | 1841 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Sawyer v. City of Alton | 4 Ill. 127 | 1841 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Niles v. Anderson | 6 Miss. 365 | 1841 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| People v. McLeod | 1 Hill & Den. 377 | 1841 | 1 | New York | |
| Briggs v. Parkman | 43 Mass. 258 | 1841 | 1 | Massachusetts | |
| Doyle v. Knapp | 4 Ill. 334 | 1841 | 1 | Illinois | |
| People v. McLeod | 25 Wend. 481 | 1841 | 1 | New York | |
| Boyer v. Sweet | 4 Ill. 120 | 1841 | 1 | Illinois | |
| Fiske v. Carr | 20 Me. 301 | 1841 | 1 | Maine | |
| Richards v. Commonwealth | 38 Va. 690 | 1841 | 1 | Virginia | |
| Murphys v. Cord | 12 G. & J. 182 | 1841 | 1 | Maryland | |
| Bowman v. Ware | 17 La. 597 | 1841 | 1 | Louisiana |